October 28, 2011
Photographer turns cleaner for Number 10 stamp shoot
Armed with a bin bag a photographer turned cleaner for one of the most important commissions of his life - to shoot 10 Downing Street for a 1st Class stamp.
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October 28, 2011
Getty pulls Omar Sharif footage after photo row
Picture library giant Getty Images has been forced to remove footage that purportedly showed the actor Omar Sharif in a furious row with a journalist who wanted a photo with him.
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October 27, 2011
Olympus crisis rolls on as camera maker publishes fresh statement
Olympus says its directors had ‘no personal interests’ with a US-based financial adviser at the centre of a controversy that has led to a 50% crash in the camera makers' share price.
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October 27, 2011
Leica unveils 30mm Elmarit-S for S-system (update includes price)
Leica has today announced the 30mm Elmarit-S ASPH, an f/2.8 lens for the firm's S-system, due to go on sale in December.
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October 27, 2011
Canon EOS-1 DX equals ‘21MP’ DSLR, claims firm
Canon’s new EOS-1 DX DSLR will produce the same resolution as the 21-million-pixel EOS-1 Ds Mark III despite having three million fewer pixels according to the company’s senior general manager of photo products, Tsunemasa Ohara.
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October 27, 2011
Google scientist invents ‘light-efficient photography’
Software claimed to radically cut exposure times when using small apertures – reducing the risk of blurry pictures - will be published by a Google software engineer next month.
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October 26, 2011
Winners announced in Lavazza calendar photo competition judged by Steve McCurry
The winners of a photography competition run by Italian coffee giant Lavazza have been announced. The competition was launched to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Lavazza calendar. Among the judges was world-renowned photographer Steve…
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October 26, 2011
Olympus chairman quit over ‘widespread concerns’
Scandal-hit Olympus has this afternoon published a statement following the resignation of its chairman earlier today, saying Tsuyoshi Kikukawa quit in response to ‘widespread concerns’ raised by shareholders.
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October 26, 2011
Olympus chairman ‘resigns’ (update2)
Olympus chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa has resigned amid deepening financial controversy...
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October 26, 2011
Canon confirms cameras hit by Thailand floods (update)
Canon has confirmed that its digital camera production will be hit by the Thailand floods because factories supplying key parts have been damaged in the disaster.
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October 25, 2011
Olympus ‘not aware’ of FBI probe (update)
Olympus today maintains it is ‘not aware’ of any investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into the fees scandal that has enveloped the company over the past ten days.
